State Supreme Court rules Richland woman can proceed in negligence case (Tri-City Herald, WA) HARALAMPOPOULOS v. KELLY(Court of Appeals of Colorado) West Virginian jury awards $4.2 million in medical malpractice verdict (The Record, WV) University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and the state of Iowa settled two lawsuits recently totaling…
In Delaney v. Town Sports International, doing business as New York Sports Club, et al., 2d Department decided on October 4, 2011, the Court was with faced with the age old question of trivial or de minimis defects. The plaintiff suffered injury as a result of falling over a moveable…
$10 million lawsuit filed over well drilling explosion death (Knoxville News Sentinel, TN) Alleged DUI driver held in fatal Fremont crash (S.F. Chronicle) Former Football Player’s Family Files Suit (The Post and Courier – Charleston, SC) Injuries linked to circumcision clamps (L.A. Times) Jones Act suit claims heavy lifting caused…
United Airlines Settles Last 9/11 Wrongful-Death Lawsuit (New York Times, NY) ‘Enchantment of the Sea’ Cruise Ship Passenger Alleges Injury From Falling Piece of Shower (U.S. Dist. Ct., SD FL) Castroville Man Guilty in DUI Accident that Injured His Dad (KION, CA) Court Rules For University of Nebraska Medical Center…
In Cordeiro v. TS Midtown Holdings, LLC, et al., The New York Appellate Division, First Department on September 15, 2011, granted plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment as to liability on their Labor Law § 240(1) claim. The plaintiff sustained injury while preparing to remove elevator equipment from a building…
San Francisco’s Muni target of lawsuit by slain woman’s family (San Francisco Examiner, CA) New York Hospital sues creator of website that discusses the 2003 death of his wife (Albany Times-Union, NY) The family of a Georgia man who stabbed his mother to death in a psychotic rage will be…
Our Partner Ben Rubinowitz will be lecturing at the DECISIONS 2011 Program at the Prince George Ballroom, 15 East 27th St. New York City on Saturday, September 10, 2011. This is the Flagship Program Sponsored by the New York State Trial Lawyers Institute. This annual event is designed to provide…
At our firm we have always believed that the “plaintiff’s attorney” fills many roles. Not only as an attorney but as an advisor and friend. Obviously the first priority is to advocate with all one’s skills the client’s cause. The client is most often an individual who under normal circumstances…
$2.1 Million Settlement Reached in Kentucky Military Malpractice Claim, Insurance Journal Texas Town Agrees to Settle in Wrongful Death Suit, Colony Leader Errant Vehicle Kills 3 Women Outside Albany, New York Times Tour Bus Crash in New York Was Third in Three Weeks, International Business Times Train Crash Probe Blames…
New York State police confirmed that a 46-year-old Vermont construction worker died of injuries caused sustained in a heavy machinery construction accident. Michael Loyer of South Burlington was working for Trenchless Technologies of New England at a railroad site in Port Kent, New York. The accident occurred while he was…